More UNC academic / Athletic problems

[Notsince1985]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

 

[nystateofmind]

Shocking.

 

[WestEndZone]

I don't like to read too much into this stuff. Obviously the system and these kid's parents/community have failed them. If anything these kids should be brought in and retained. Why take away one of their few opportunities to succeed? They should be embraced, not thrown to the curb.

 

[MedleyCane]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

 

[Dingaan1828]

Golly gee whiz, I'm shocked. You mean college athletes are mostly dumbasses? I never would have guessed. Meanwhile we are waiting breathlessly for some semi-retarded fast guy to somehow reach to the stars and magically attain that 820 SAT score.

 

[BigPoppaCane]

INTERDASTING

 

[561Cane]

Sad...

 

[Notsince1985]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Obviously, but this, is a UNC problem, like the Nevin **** was a Miami problem, even though it happens at every school.

 

[Kirijax]

Miami put out the scores for Canes athletes a few months back and while football wasn't at the top, the basketball team scored very well and the men's sports teams combined were scoring pretty good too. I often wonder what kind of system and classes are behind all these scores. The UNC players were signing up for easy as pie online classes and passing with flying colors. Who knows how this system works. But it is nice to see UNC knocked down a few pegs. They ain't all that.

Hurricanes excel in the classroom: student-athletes post 3.01 semester GPA

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umia...etes-post-301-semester-gpa.html#storylink=cpy

 

[miamifan007]

That's just ******* sad.

 

[Shogungts]

Miami put out the scores for Canes athletes a few months back and while football wasn't at the top, the basketball team scored very well and the men's sports teams combined were scoring pretty good too. I often wonder what kind of system and classes are behind all these scores. The UNC players were signing up for easy as pie online classes and passing with flying colors. Who knows how this system works. But it is nice to see UNC knocked down a few pegs. They ain't all that.

Hurricanes excel in the classroom: student-athletes post 3.01 semester GPA

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umia...etes-post-301-semester-gpa.html#storylink=cpy

I know you just said it, but it bears repeating; that GPA is somewhat useless w/o context. I do believe that it is probably harder for athletes to get away with special classes at Miami since the school is small and doesn't offer as many specialty courses, but let's kid ourselves, I am sure we are not top of the pack. But like others have said, it's good to see it happen to a school that acts like they are so above everyone else.

 

[Dingaan1828]

Miami put out the scores for Canes athletes a few months back and while football wasn't at the top, the basketball team scored very well and the men's sports teams combined were scoring pretty good too. I often wonder what kind of system and classes are behind all these scores. The UNC players were signing up for easy as pie online classes and passing with flying colors. Who knows how this system works. But it is nice to see UNC knocked down a few pegs. They ain't all that.

Hurricanes excel in the classroom: student-athletes post 3.01 semester GPA

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umia...etes-post-301-semester-gpa.html#storylink=cpy

I bet UM athletes are taking tough courses and have a good GPA, APR, and GSR because they are smarter than UNC athletes.



Riiiiiiiiightt. And Santa will be bringing that pony any day now.


I believe the crap that goes on at UNC, goes on almost everywhere.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Seriously. Go back and listen to that Jameis Winston post game interview and tell me that kid is reading and writing at high school level (forget college).

 

[Dingaan1828]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Seriously. Go back and listen to that Jameis Winston post game interview and tell me that kid is reading and writing at high school level (forget college).

Have you listened to our players?

 

[58straight]

nobody cares we just want to see some good athletes compete

 

[TP801]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Seriously. Go back and listen to that Jameis Winston post game interview and tell me that kid is reading and writing at high school level (forget college).

You mean the same Jameis Winston that got accepted into Stanford?

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Seriously. Go back and listen to that Jameis Winston post game interview and tell me that kid is reading and writing at high school level (forget college).

Have you listened to our players?

I'm by no means suggesting that our players will be accepted into Mensa any time soon. I was simply concurring with the point that the issue is not specific or unique to UNC.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

In a CNN story this week, Mary Willingham said her research of 183 football or basketball players at UNC from 2004-12 found 60 percent reading at fourth- to eighth-grade levels and roughly 10 percent below a third-grade level. She said she worked with one men's basketball player early in her 10-year tenure who couldn't read or write.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/unc-professor-death-threats_n_4578818.html?ref=topbar

To be honest, this is less of a UNC problem and moreso of an issue in college athletics.
Every single football and basketball football player at UNC with grammar school reading level would
have been accepted to most Div1 programs with possible exceptions to schools like Stanford, BC,
Vandy, Rice, Northwestern,etc..
It's still a rich story because UNC folks consider themselves above the fray.

Seriously. Go back and listen to that Jameis Winston post game interview and tell me that kid is reading and writing at high school level (forget college).

You mean the same Jameis Winston that got accepted into Stanford?

Lulz. All that tells me is Stanford is making exceptions for exceptional athletes as well.